New Delhi, March 19 The National Commission for Women has summoned actress Nora Fatehi, actor Sanjay Dutt, and others following a controversy over obscenity and vulgarity in the song "Sarke Chunar".
In a statement, the Commission said the content appears to be sexually suggestive, objectionable, and violative of provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the IT Act, and the POCSO Act.
"The National Commission for Women, in exercise of its powers under the NCW Act, 1990, has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging obscenity and vulgarity in the song 'Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke'," the Commission said.
The NCW also said it has summoned lyricist Raqueeb Alam, producer Venkat K Narayana of KVN Group, and Kiran Kumar to appear before it on March 24.
They have been asked to be present along with relevant documents, the Commission said.
"Failure to appear may invite appropriate action as per law," it added.
The song, which is part of the upcoming Kannada movie "KD: The Devil", was released on YouTube earlier this week and sparked a major controversy due to its sexually explicit lyrics. It has since been removed from the video-sharing platform. The movie, directed by Prem and starring Dhruv Sarja, will be released on April 30.
Fatehi, who features in the dance video of the song along with Dutt, and lyricist Alam, who translated the original Kannada song into Hindi, have distanced themselves from the controversy.
Fatehi said she recorded the Kannada version three years ago and when she heard the Hindi version, she had already alerted the makers about the issue.
Alam said he also warned the makers that the Hindi lyrics were vulgar. Alam said he was instructed to provide a literal translation from the Kannada version, and that's what he did. The Kannada lyrics were written by the movie's director, Prem.